as in improving
to make better
social legislation that must be given credit for ameliorating the lot of millions of deprived people
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The organization is also tasked with improving coordination between government agencies and other stakeholders.—
Noël Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026 -
Meantime road crews have been working nonstop since Sunday and conditions were improving Monday night, but drivers are still being urged to stay off the roads and travel cautiously as snow continues to fall.—
Aaron Parseghian,
CBS News,
26 Jan. 2026
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Should industrial demand keep advancing—particularly for renewable energy technologies like photovoltaic cells that utilize significant amounts of silver per unit—price support could persist, enhancing both revenues and margins for producers.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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Their goal was often to help these people fit in more, as opposed to enhancing elements of their appearance that stood out.—
Rich Juzwiak,
Time,
21 Jan. 2026
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“Ameliorating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ameliorating. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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